Murray portrays the rise and fall of Rita Zapata, known as the Queen of the Street Fighters in her poor East Los Angeles neighborhood. Tagged as a girl with a reputation early on, Rita decides to live up to it after a chance encounter with Cherry Salazar, girlfriend to a famous ex-fighter in East L.A. Rita decides that to have the life she wants, she will need to hook up with a boxing champion. When she meets him, she finally finds her ticket to Vegas. Murray chronicles Rita's rocky relationship, her long-awaited arrival in Vegas, and the surprising consequences of her return. 308 pgs, paperback, 1999